muddy
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The opening setting of the “Sleepers, awake!” text starts out muddy, as though the singers are still half asleep and not quite on their parts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Reports of civilian casualties from U.S. operations also muddy the death tolls, especially in Somalia and Yemen.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
In March a horse had to be put down after it was found having seizures in a muddy field outside Dungannon.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
And in rain, the muddy dirt roads threaten to swallow your car.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
He pulled off his muddy track suit and told his wife, “I’m going to be best man at a wedding.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing muddy
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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